Vertical turbulence and POC

Abstract

During the cruise, high-resolution vertical profiles of temperature, pressure (depth), conductivity, fluorescence, and PAR (Photosynthetically Active Radiation) of the first 100 m of the water column have been measured with SCAMP, a free-fall microstructure profiler. Compared to the first STRATIPHYT cruise, we have used a new SCAMP device (SCAMP SN61), equipped with additional sensors for fluorescence and PAR. We have also brought the SCAMP device from the first cruise, SCAMP SN43, as a spare instrument. Bringing two SCAMPs was a benefit, due to the frequent technical problems encountered with the instrument.